Super Bowl LVIII sets betting record; Chiefs leave sportsbooks feeling burned: ‘We got absolutely crushed’

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The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime Sunday night to win their third Super Bowl title in five seasons and became just the eighth team in league history to repeat as champions. 

The Chiefs entered this year's Super Bowl as an underdog, something Vegas sportsbooks were hoping they would live up to. 

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

"It's strange to think of Patrick Mahomes having doubters, but a Chiefs team that wasn't as dynamic as previous years left the oddsmakers with egg on their face for the third game in a row,"  Pat Morrow, head oddsmaker at Bovada, told Fox News Digital after the big game.

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"While Kelce underperformed for most of the game and Pacheco was far from stellar, Patrick Mahomes once again did what only he can and carried his team to victory. Because there's been no quarterback like him in history, it's that difficult to actually quantify what we're seeing with him.

"The 49ers were the better team on paper, and we even opened them as Super Bowl favorites for next season before the action moved Kansas City into the top spot. So, it's possible we still haven't learned our lesson." 

San Francisco 49ers' wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the Super Bowl against and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Feb. 11, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Most sportsbooks had the Niners favored by a marginal -1.5, but Mahomes, who won